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  • Sports Tribunal 2017/18 Annual Report

    The Sports Tribunal has published its Annual Report for 2017/18.

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  • Sports Tribunal considers another Medsafe NZ Clenbuterol case

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended hockey player Richard Brougham, for a period of two years for purchasing clenbuterol and the attempted use of nandrolone and dianabol, from the online website NZ Clenbuterol, in 2014.

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  • Runner suspended for 4 years for anti-doping rule violation

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended Brendon Keenan, a long-distance runner, for a period of four years for possession and attempted use of erythropoietin (EPO), a non-specified substance prohibited all times under class S2 of the 2017 Prohibited List.

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  • Powerlifter suspended for 4 years for anti-doping rule violation

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended Dylan Turner, powerlifter, for four years for the presence of a prohibited substance, GW 1516 a non specified substance prohibited at all times, under class S4 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators of the Prohibited List 2018. The positive test resulted from a sample taken from him at the Waikato Bay of Plenty…

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  • Appeal resolved with mediation assistance from the Tribunal

    The Tribunal provided mediation assistance to the parties in case ST 08/18. As a result the appellant advised they did not wish to pursue the matter further. All details relating to this case are confidential.

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  • Sports Tribunal allows appeal in skating case

    Tribunal allows appeal by Mitsuko Nam against decision of NZ Federation of Roller Sports.

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v A Minor

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended a young athlete for four months for the presence of a prohibited substance, 1,4 dimethylpentylamine, a specified stimulant under class S6b of the Prohibited List 2018

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Michael Strickland

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended amateur rugby league player Michael Strickland for a period of two years for purchasing a prohibited substance, clenbuterol, from an online website NZ Clenbuterol in 2015.

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Karl Murray

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended cyclist Karl Murray for a period of 8 years for the presence of a prohibited substance, clenbuterol, in a sample taken from him during the Tour of Northland on 18 March 2017.

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  • Rugby League coach suspended for 12 months for playing a banned player

    The Sports Tribunal has suspended Taranaki rugby league coach Nohorua Parata for assisting Travell Ngatoko to play a game of rugby league last year while Mr Ngatoko was serving a ban for a previous anti-doping violation.

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